Gun-rest.



F. B. GUYETTE.

GUN REST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1914.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914,

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FRED IB. GUYET'IE, OF ENFIELD, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

GUN-REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1914.

Application filed May 12, 1914. Serial No. 838,137.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED B. GUYETTE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enfield, in the county of Grafton and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGun-Rests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gun rests, and one of the principal objects ofthe invention is to provide a gun rest to be pivotally connected to thestock of the gun and normally held in longitudinal alinement at the sideof the gun stock in position to be readily dropped to be supported uponthe waist belt of the gunner so that the gun may be aimed at any objectat any desired inclination and held steadily during the firingoperation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a gun rest which will beout of the way when not required for use and which can be instantlyreleased from a clasp at the side of the gun stock and dropped intoposition to be supported upon the waist belt of the gunner, said restbeing pivoted at the side of gun stock to permit the barrel of the gunto move at any inclination from the shoulder of the gunner.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gun having a gun rest connectedthereto and made in accordance with this invention, said gun rest beingshown in full lines in its position when not required for use and indotted lines in position to engage the waist belt of the wearer forsupporting the gun at any required inclination, Fig. 2 is. a detail viewtaken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken onthe line 83 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a gun stock andpivoted at 2 in an eye formed on the gun rest 3 is the rod provided atthe opposite end with a hook to engage the waist belt. A screw 4provided with a milled head 5 extends through the eye 2 and into the gunstock 1 as shown Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatenta,

more clearly in Fig. 2 and forms a pivotal point for the gun rest 3.

For holding the gun rest up against the side of the stock of the gunwhen not required for use, a spring trip 8 provided with a spring tongue9 is connected to the side of the stock by a suitable fasteningextending through an eye in the trip 8 and into the gun stock. A hook 7at the end of the gun rest 3 is designed to engage the belt of thewearer.

When it is desired to use the gun rest, the rod is pushed down from theposition shown in Figs. 1 and 3 to the dotted line position shown, inFig. l and the hook 7 is engaged with the waist belt of the wearer andthe gun is then aimed and is supported during the firing operation.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that a gun rest made in accordancewith this invention, is simple in construction, is entirely out of theway when not required for use, can be instantly thrown down when readyfor use as a gun rest, can be manufactured at low cost and is eflicientfor its purpose.

Various changes may be made in the de tails of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in theclaim.

W hat is claimed is The herein described gun rest comprising a rodpivoted at one end to the stock of a gun near the trigger, the oppositeend being provided with a hook adapted to engage the waist belt of thewearer or user of the gun, and a spring trip connected to the side ofthe stock and having a spring tongue extending upwardly so that the restmay be pushed downward to disconnect it from the trip and to permit thegun rest to drop down in position for engaging the belt of the gunner.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRED B. GUYETTE.

Witnesses:

HOWARD W. BAILEY, GEORGE DECATO.

Washington, D. 0.

